What products help you live without distraction?

Question

Let's start a discussion about those products that truly make a positive difference in the attention economy ⏱ 📈 💯

Nikolaj Bomann Mertz · Accepted Answer

Calm is my personal favorite - great for meditation! Fantastic stories, great guidance and the option to just have a silent moment

Aleksandra · Answer

A mix of the rain, forest and couple of other sounds make a HUGE difference to my working routine. Helps to focus, relax and fight stress, and all in one product.

Bridget Robbins · Answer

Sometimes it's easy to get stuck in an endless mindless scroll-athon. Installed this on my laptop and saved all scrolling for devices instead.

Priyanka Sharma · Answer

Calm is great! The stories are wonderful and well narrated. Definitely recommending this to anyone who wants to sleep better.

Dan Kaplan · Answer

Been using Brain.fm since it launched and it is (no exaggeration) a life-changer. Whenever I'm struggling to get into writing/creating mode, I put on headphones and turn on "Focus" for 30-60 minutes.

5-10 minutes later, the distractions have melted away and I'm on task.

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré · Answer

Sway is an ‘interactive meditation’ experience. It uses your phone to track movement and provides feedback to help you gain focus and improve your attention.

Omer Molad · Answer

I know most people recommended mindfulness or productivity apps. But I actually find that when I'm walking my dog and listening to a book I go into my own world and really focus on one thing - the story I'm listening to - which basically never happens otherwise. It's not something that keeps my distraction-free all day - nothing does - but it keeps my focused on learning and improving for a short period of time and I find that really valuable.

Kasper Vancoppenolle · Answer

Ever felt like those 100 browser tabs in Chrome are distracting you from work? This one is a bliss.

Ken Cucchia · Answer

Music with words distracts me. I'm a weirdo.. so once I get tired of the BUMP BUMP BUMP of EDM, its Noisli for me.

Pavel · Answer

TimeBit helps to focus on current and distract less. It`s a combination of timer & to-do list & routine builder made to keep focus on what`s really matters.

Nikhil Jois · Answer

Love the product and the way it guides even newbies such as myself. My go-to app for meditation these days.

Bartek K. Soltys · Answer

Great app with tons of background music/sounds (or none if you prefer that) with a lot of content including a simple breathing timer and the Daily Calm- a brand new meditation session every day. Constant updates, Android/iOS/website support all at a great price with some meditation sessions also available for free to try out.

Juho S · Answer

This combined with turning off A L L notifications on phone and laptop (yes, you can live without Whatsapp message also, ask them to call / sms if it's urgent). You will see calming down sensation in matter of days.

Geffrey van der Bos · Answer

I'd recommend using this as a Pomodoro technique. Combine it with a kanban style setup on a Trello board and you're good to go. 25 minutes work, 5 minutes allowed distraction. Eventually the breaks just get annoying and you keep focused anyhow. Good luck!

Jorge Mir · Answer

Using a Pomodoro timer really helps get in focus mode. The integration with my current to do app (Todoist) is great because it's bidirectional. Plus, the ability to block certain websites during a timer is a nice touch.

Virginia Barnett · Answer

I agree, I also feel more motivated to complete the project I am working on.

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré · Answer

A totally new mobile relaxation and meditation experience for a calmer state of mind, Pause brings the act of ‘focused attention’ to the mobile screen. With a grounding in cognitive psychology and physiology, Pause uses a patent-pending technique to activate the restoration process and the relaxation response.